The acclaimed Art School at Laguna Gloria offers classes for ages four through adult in painting, drawing, ceramics, printmaking, photography, sculpture, digital media, and more. Now registering for Fall 2018!

For Families

For Families

The Contemporary Austin offers hands-on programs designed to enhance your family’s visit. Learn together and build a lifelong love of the arts! Admission is FREE daily for ages 18 and under, and also free on Second Saturdays, each Tuesday, and for our Members and military guests.

Second Saturdays

The Contemporary Austin offers FREE hands-on art-making workshops each month, inspired by the exhibitions on view. Join us to see family-friendly performances, meet local artists, and make art to take home. Recommended for ages 2–11. Reservations are requested to participate in art-making workshops due to limited space; please reserve your spot at the links below beginning the 1st of each month.

Second Saturdays are held from 11A–3P at Laguna Gloria unless otherwise noted.

Action Packs

Explore the art, grounds, and history of Laguna Gloria at your own pace with a family and kid-friendly backpack stocked with art-making activities, games, and puzzles. Available in both English and Spanish.

Check out your backpack at the Reception Desk in the Driscoll Villa and discover all that this site has to offer! FREE with admission.

Drop-In Tours

Drop in and explore the art on view through a conversational tour with a knowledgeable docent. Available the first Sunday of every month at 1P at both museum locations.

Art School

The Contemporary Austin's Art School at Laguna Gloria offers an engaging environment for students of all ages to explore art of all mediums with accomplished faculty. Find out more and enroll here.

Austin Museum Day

The Contemporary Austin's Laguna Gloria is proud to take part in the Austin Museum Partnership’s annual citywide cultural celebration. Along with over forty institutions around Austin, we offer engaging performances, art-making activities, artist demonstrations, docent-led tours of the exhibitions, and free admission. The next Austin Museum Day will be held from noon to 4P September 23, 2018.

Play like an artist this Museum Day! At the Jones Center, experiment with materials and ideas from the exhibition on view in the pop-up Art Lab, then join us for yoga and refreshments on the roof. At Laguna Gloria, be the first to check out a new interactive sculpture game made for the museum in partnership with UT’s School of Architecture. Make a game-inspired work of art to take home, grab a bite to eat at a food truck, and enjoy an afternoon with us! Don't forget to drop by Ai Weiwei's Forever Bicycles, on view at the Waller Delta, closing this Fall.